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Nail-Patella Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Tree Number(s)
C05.550.629
C16.131.077.606
C16.320.600
C17.800.529.400
Unique ID
D009261
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009261
Scope Note
A syndrome of multiple abnormalities characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of the PATELLA and congenital nail dystrophy. It is a genetically determined autosomal dominant trait.
Entry Term(s)
Fong Disease
Hereditary Onycho-Osteodysplasia
Hereditary Osteo-Onychodysplasias
Onychoosteodysplasia
Osteo-Onychodysplasia, Hereditary
Osterreicher Syndrome
Pelvic Horn Syndrome
Turner-Kieser Syndrome
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65(63)
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Nail-Patella Syndrome Preferred
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